Winter Landscape with a Hunter and his Dog
17th century (?)
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and gray ink and watercolor, over black chalk; framing line in black ink
Dimensions
sheet: 7 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (18.4 x 30.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
From the Collection of Rita and Frits Markus, Bequest of Rita Markus, 2005
Accession Number
2005.330.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Hendrick Avercamp, a pioneering Dutch artist of the early 17th century, masterfully captured the serene beauty of winter in the Netherlands during the Little Ice Age, when frozen landscapes became a of everyday life. * Landscape with a Hunter and Dog* exemplifies his specialty in depicting bustling yet peaceful snowy scenes. Here, a lone hunter accompanied by his faithful dog traverses a vast, icy expanse, evoking the quiet solitude and subtle drama of rural pursuits amid heavy snowfalls. Avercamp, who was deaf and mute, relied on keen observation to infuse his works with lively detail and atm...
About the Artist
Hendrick Avercamp · 1585–1634
Dutch painter, best-known for winter landscapes and marine paintings. His lively paintings and drawings were enormously popular. Avercamp was hearing-impaired.